OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 82, 6 March 1909, Page 3

OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

BUSINESS AT TO-DAY'S MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting or the Oroua County Council was held to-day. Present— Crs. W. G. Pearce, J. H. Vincent, H. Redmayne, Thos. Rowling, Hugh Burrell. Cr. Wheeler sent an apology for non-attendance, and was granted leave of absence. Cr. Vincent was appointed chairman. I CORRESPONDENCE. Tho following letters were dealt with : — ■ From Mr O. Jensen, claiming compensation for damage done to his gig, caused by the horse taking fright at pipes on the road side. From Mr A. G. Carty, stating that he had written to Mr Campion's solicitor to the effect that Council was to be exempt of all costs re taking over Giesen's road. From Mr W. A. Sandilands, asking for instructions re Harrison and Manawatu River Board. From District Traffic Manager, that he was unable to reduce the freight on gravel consigned from Terrace End pit to Bunnythorpe, as it had been fixed as the minimum for that class of traffic. . From Valuer-Goneral, remitting £821 16s 3d subsidy to Council's credit at bank From Secretary to Treasury, stating that results of polls for No. 24 and No. 25 loans had been published in New Zealand Gazette. From Auckland Borough Council, asking Council's co-operation in endeavouring to secure tne # repeal of section 25 of "Local Bodies Loan Act, 1908." From Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs, forwarding copy of draft regulations proposed to be made under clauses 3 and 15 of "The Motor Regulation Act, 1908." From Valuer-General, asking Council to appoint a person to act on their behalf as member of the Assessment Court. From Chief Surveyor, stating that he will look into the matter re Ren Rev road on the return of the Commissioner. From Mr G. F. Robinson, stating that he had had plan sketched out for bridge at Menzie's ford, bridge to be strong enough to carry any road traffic, and to cost about £2665. From Woodville Coupty Council, asking if it is the intention of the Council to have any ceremony on the occasion of the re-opening of the Lower Gorge bridge. From Treasury, remitting £IGl."> 18s 7d to credit of Gorge Bridge Account. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr Roy L. Harding (County Engineer) reported as follows: — The work of widening the approach to Marshall's bridge has been completed at a cost of about £16. Contract No. 10, for the supply of about 2800 yds. of gravel on Makino road, has been commenced, about 50v, yards having been delivered. Contract No. 5, for regrading" a small hill and gravelling Mackay's line, has been commenced, and I expect the contractors to make a start at tjie gravelling early next week. Contract No. 9, for the supply of about 550 yds of gravel on the Water, shed, Feilding-Ashhurst, and Ulysses roads, has been commenced. Contract No. 2, for the supply of about 2000 yds. of gravel on Grove road North, and contract No. 3, for the supply of about 1500 yds. of gravel on Greenhow's road, have been completed satisfactorily. I have inspected Pharazyn's road as instructed and find that there are about 60 chains of road formed but not gravelled and about 36 yards of road formed and only lightly gravelled. I estimate that to gravel this road so as to connect with the gravelled portion of Sour road there will be "required about 1200 yds. of gravel at a cost of about 2s 6d per yard completed making a total coat of about £150. The work of completing the formation of Kelvin Grove Toad is proceedine satisfactorily. The roadman for No. 6 riding reoorts that the decking of a small bridge on the Feilding-Ashhurst road is in rather a dangerous state, and reouires renewing. I would propose calling tenders for tho remainder of the n;ra veiling contracts, as several of the contractors now working will have completed their contracts in about a fortnight. TREASURER'S REPORT. Riding acounte wecre reported to stand as follows:— Dr Mangaone Is lid, Rangitawa £105 12s 6d, Hiwinui £143 6> lid, Otangaki £297 12s 9d, Taonui £359 Is Bd. Cr. : Makino £332 2s 3d, Raumanga £164 13s lOd. Rates levied, £4420 2s lid ; collected March 1, £4091 14s 4d ; outstanding, £328 8s 7d, Bank balances: General account, cr. £1670 16a 7d; interest acount, dr. £3082 0s Id; No. 21 Loan account, cr. £316 4s 2d '. TRANSFERS. The following alterations were made in the rate roll: G. S. Rumble to P. M. Maul, part M., Manchester Block, 101 acres 10 perches. Andrew Fraser to Harriett Remnant, Aoramgi, Section 23, Block XIV. Em. D. McCausland to D. J. Lovelock, lot 7 of section 15, Manchester Block, 106 aqres 2 roods. Ingram Bros, to Robt. FowelL sections 1, 17, and 18, subdivision F.. Manchester Block, 98 acres 30 perches. G. McNiven to R. J. Ward, part section 48, Block XVI, Oroua S.D. Herdman and Martin to Eliza Jeffries, subsection 6 of section 52, Manchester Block, 130 acres. Edward Newman to Mark and Mary Staitish, section 4, part subdivision E., Manchester Block, 47 acres' 3 roods 30 perches. H. E. Maclean to N. J. Anderson, section 33, BHock'C., Manchester Block, 42 acres. RESOLUTIONS. The following motions were passed: — That tenders for all metal authoris. Ed be caned, and that acceptance of same be left with the Engineer and Councillor of the riding interested. That the~Engineer be instructed to have the bridge in No. 6 riding redecked, as per his report. That the Engineer be instructed to have the piece of land severed from Mr Lloyd's section (and paid for) for the purpose of road deviation, surveyed and transferred to the Council j also that piece of land from Mr Allerby for the purpose, of road deviation for the purpose of giving Mr Jeffries an outlet to the public road. That the offer of Mr Allerby to sell a quarter-acre on the corner of section 13, Hiwinui riding, to the Oroua County Council for the purpose of road deviation be accepted, provided that Mr Jeffries guarantee the whole of ithe cost, with the exception of road formation.